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'''inode (index) Number of a File:'''
<table align="right"><tr valign="top"><td>[[Image:inode-number-1.png|thumb|right|200px100px|Each inode stores the attributes and disk block locations of the object's data.<br>(Image licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc])]]</td><td>[[Image:inode-number-2.png|thumb|right|460px560px|The '''inode number''' is like a '''finger-print''', and usually is '''unique''' for each file on the Unix / Linux file system.]]</td></tr></table>
''The inode (index node) is a data structure in a Unix-style file system that describes a file-system object such as a file or a directory. Each inode stores the attributes and disk block locations of the object's data. File-system object attributes may include metadata (times of last change, access, modification), as well as owner and permission data.''